Corinth Object: MF 798
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 798
Title:   BRONZE STYLUS
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   798
Description:   Bronze stylus consisting of a thin shaft, circular in section, ending in a flat triangular blade. Similar to Goldman 1950, Tarsus I, #20
Decoration:   Incised lines at base of blade on both sides: two horizontal lines below and one above an incised x.
Material:   Bronze
Condition:   Missing parts. Single fragment preserves shaft and most of blade; top of blade and point broken off. Surface worn and corroded.
Dimensions Preserved:   L. 0.078, Max. W. of blade 0.012
Period:   Late Antique
Chronology:   Late Roman or Byzantine
Area:   Peribolos of Apollo
Context:   NB90 P121
Bibliography:   Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, #1350
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Davidson, Corinth 12, 1952
Monument: Peribolos of Apollo
Basket: NB90 P121
Notebook Page: NB 90, spread 66 (pp. 120 - 121)